Hey, On narrow bows how do you install blast shielding so that u don't get blow through or the shielding smacking up against the other side?
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I was under the impreshion that the plastic liners had to flex to work there armor magic. I thought that by flexing they would come into contact with the other side. what do you do in such areas?
I don't worry about it I leave the single layer of liner loose up in the middle of the skinny part. It'll move when it needs to, but generally stays put. In the wider parts of the hull, I poke a hole in it over the wood ribs and use small screws and washers to hold the top, leaving it loose at the bottom.
I use 2L pop bottle amour and you can get 2 layers into most bows, and I just thumb tack it to my deck supports at the top. Let the bottom float or tack wider end down with drop of thick CA and when in position spray with CA Kicker to lock in position. Cheaper than Shower Liner and better for the environment?
I put a thin piece (1/8") of wood or Fiberglass 1/16" at the bow and epowy it in. Useing hot glue is bad, unless you only battle up north. It worked fine for me in MN but in GA or TX in the summer not so good.
In models with long narrow bows (like HMS Courageous) I've glued narrow basswood strips to the underside of the forecastle deck to make a slot and siliconed a piece of heavy 0.080"/2mm styrene into it. The bottom edge is unattached, allowing the sheet to flex when hit. If any BBs get through it the holes or cracks can be patched with more styrene. When the armor gets too damaged the balsa near the bow has to be removed to replace it. Bob
